Final Sınavı - Introduction to Sociology

Soru 1:

Which of the following is not among the main concepts in functionalist approach?

A) Balance B) Finance C) Harmony D) Function E) Evolutionary change

Soru 2:

Which types of the families are the ones that only one of the married children (heirs) stays in the family house; the others are given some form of dowry for marriage and establish themselves new families elsewhere. However, the family house remains as a ceremonial center for the children who leave?

A) Stem family B) Patriarchal family C) Unstable family D) Extended family E) Nuclear family

Soru 3:

Which of the following is a critical theorist who underlined the codes and law as the holistic mechanism of social control and developed views on the conflicts of economic and social classes developed the literature?

A) Eugene Ehrlich B) Talcott Parsons C) George Gurvitch D) Nicholas Timasheff E) Hermann Kantorowicz

Soru 4:

"Most African tribes have their own jewelry specific to their own culture. Producing these items like necklaces and selling them to tourist is ............ ." Which word below completes the missing part best?

A) imperialism B) differentiation C) rationalization D) globalization E) commodification

Soru 5:

Which of the following is among the functions of law?

A) Leads to disputes B) Regulates opinions C) Develops the living conditions D) Jeopardizes social interests E) Ensures that the social power is disorganized

Soru 6:

Which of the following explains the variety across Turkey in terms of wedding rituals and ceremonies?

A) Social norms B) Social rules C) Fashion rules D) Religious rules E) Manners and customs

Soru 7:

Which one of the following scholars discussed the macro-sociological relationship between law and society from a positivist framework?

A) Spencer B) Marx C) Giddens D) Foucault E) Bourdieu

Soru 8:

Which of the following has a critical view of the family, and claims that "far from being the basis of the good society, the family, with its narrow privacy and tawdry secrets, is the source of all our discontents”?

A) Mirra Komarovsky B) Talcott Parson C) Edmund Leach D) Bronislaw Malinowski E) George P. Murdock

Soru 9:

Which below can be the most influential reason why patriarchal ideology can be very powerful?

A) Men are usually physically stronger than women. B) Women have lesser income than men. C) Patriarchal ideology idealizes motherhood and wifehood. D) In patriarchal societies, social institutions justify and reinforce women’s subordination to men. E) Women’s sexuality is controlled in a number of ways in patriarchal societies.

Soru 10:

What can be defined as abstract principles that guide societies’ attitudes and behaviors?

A) Norms B) Values C) Law D) Rules E) Codes

Soru 11:

Which of the following sociologists is considered “the first sociologist”?

A) Comte B) Weber C) Saint-Simon D) Marx E) Durkheim

Soru 12:

Which approach suggests that culture only became possible when human communities began to separate and classify things in their environment?

A) Aesthetic approach B) Culture-functional approach C) Culture-Marxist approach D) Antropological approach E) Elitist approach

Soru 13:

In Le Play's typology of family, which of the following refers to the type of family in which only one of the married children (heirs) stays in the family house; and the others are given some form of dowry for marriage and establish themselves new families elsewhere?

A) Unstable Family B) Stem Family C) Stable Family D) Patriarchal Family E) Liberal Family

Soru 14:

Lemert makes a distinction between the primary and secondary deviance. Which is not true for primary deviance?

A) Primary Deviance refers to the initial acts of crossing the boundaries. B) Primary deviation behaviors are relatively significant in terms of their outcomes and effects. C) It consists of the actions which are performed before it is clearly defined and labeled as deviance by society. D) In most cases, these behaviors are “marginal” in terms of the person’s own identity. E) Skipping school or drinking alcohol as a minor draws less reaction and creates less impact on the person’s definition of the self.

Soru 15:

What are the thoughts or principles that are thought to be true and necessary by the majority of its members in order to sustain the existence of a society or a social group called?

A) Norms. B) Values. C) Forms. D) Aesthetis. E) Ethics.

Soru 16:

I.Marital bonds are more important than blood ties. II. Nuclear families are permanent units. III. In nuclear families, there is maximum contact with the kin group. Which of the above is/are feature/s of "nuclear family"?

A) Only I B) I-II C) Only II D) II-III E) Only III

Soru 17:

Who are the scholars that approached the issue of religion from the phenomenological perspective?

A) Talcott Parsons and Karl Marx B) Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann C) Max Weber and Herbert Spencer D) Emile Durkheim and Talcott Parsons E) Herbert Spencer and Talcott Parsons

Soru 18:

Which one of the followings is a characteristic of the stem family according to Le Play’s works?

A) Young children move off as soon as they can fund themselves. B) The father of the family diverges from the traditions of his ancestors C) All children establish their own family and leave from the family house. D) Only one of the married children stays in the family house. E) Children naturally take over the habits and customs of the former generations.

Soru 19:

According to which phylosopher the mode of production consists of productive forces and production relations?

A) Max Weber B) Adam Smith C) David Ricardo D) Karl Polanyi E) Karl Marx

Soru 20:

Who studies the effect of cinema on culture?

A) Adorno B) Benjamin C) Horkheim D) Thompson E) Williams